Pedagogical (adj)
ped-a-goj-ik-al
Relating to teaching.
From Latin
Excogitate (verb)
ex-coj-it-ayt
Think out, plan, or devise.
Early 16th century: from Latin excogitat- ‘found by process of thought’, from the verb excogitare, from ex- ‘out’ + cogitare ‘think’.
Fuliginous (adj)
fool-ij-in-us
(literary) Sooty; Dusky
Late 16th century (originally describing a vapour as ‘thick and noxious’): from late Latin fuliginosus, from fuligo, fuligin- ‘soot’.
Connive (verb)
kon-aiv
Secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.
Conspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.
Early 17th century: from French conniver or Latin connivere ‘shut the eyes (to)’, from con- ‘together’ + an unrecorded word related to nictare ‘to wink’.
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Katydid (noun)
kay-tee-did
A large, typically green, bush cricket that is native to North America. The male makes a characteristic sound which resembles the name.
Onomatopoeic
Dimity (noun)
dim-i-tee
A hard-wearing cotton fabric woven with stripes or checks.
Late Middle English: from Italian dimito or medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimitos, from di- ‘twice’ + mitos ‘warp thread’; the origin of the final -y is unknown.
Pathophobia (noun)
path-u-fo-bee-a
A morbid fear of disease.
From Latin path-phobia